All other Packers participated in Friday's practice before they boarded an afternoon flight to the Bay Area. Listed as probable for the Packers are linebackers Clay Matthews (knee) and Dezman Moses (hamstring), wide receivers Randall Cobb (illness) and Jordy Nelson (ankle), running backs James Starks (knee) and Alex Green (knee) and tight end Jermichael Finley (hamstring).

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Greg Roman, the 49ers' offensive coordinator the past two seasons, is widely considered a front-runner to become the Jacksonville Jaguars coach under new general manager David Caldwell, a college roommate and teammate of Roman's at John Carroll University in Ohio in the 1990s.

"The relationship between the general manager and the coach is vital," owner Shad Khan told the Associated Press. "It has to be a symbiotic relationship, and they have to grow together."

Colin Kaepernick will be the 49ers' youngest starting quarterback in a playoff debut. Kaepernick, 25, is five months younger than Joe Montana was for his first playoff run, which resulted in the 49ers' first Super Bowl win 31 years ago.

History is on the 49ers' side in terms of repeating their success against Green Bay from the 30-22, season-opening win. Of the 155 times nondivision foes who had a rematch in the playoffs after a regular-season meeting, the teams that won in the regular season are 87-68 in the rematch.

The 49ers are trying to return to the NFC Championship game for the second straight season. The last time they reached that game in consecutive seasons: 1992-94.

Only two running backs rushed for 100 yards against the Packers this season: the 49ers' Frank Gore (112 in the opener) and the Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson (210 and 199 last month).

Tight end Vernon Davis has scored a touchdown in all four career meetings with the Packers.